Journal 9/13/1982
P1 Negotiations to be held in Washington if Kwaj occupation ends
A group of Kwajalein landowners passed through Majuro September 12 on their way home from talks in Honolulu concerning terms on which they will make their atoll available for US missile testing. Iroij Kotak Loeak said they would be going to Washington, DC September 22 for further talks. Senator Jollie Lojkar said that at first the US had said no talks unless the people leave the camps on Kwajalein Island and elsewhere. He said they told the US the people would not leave and the US agreed to listen to their views. “They’re talking to us,” said Senator Imada Kabua. “That’s a good sign.”
P3 Power plant commissioned by October
Two of the four three-megawatt generators at the new power plant may start supplying power to Majuro residents by either late October or early November this year, according to power plant manager Michael Kingshot. He noted that just two engines can supply power to the whole island including Laura.
Journal 9/13/1991
P4 A new kind of press
Most people in Majuro aren’t aware that there’s a new kind of press at Micronitor. It’s called a web newspaper press. We talked to Joe and he told us the press is all set up and ready to go and they are waiting for a professional pressman to come out to show them how to run the press for a couple of issues of the paper. This new press runs off gigantic rolls of paper that weight about 1,000 pounds each. The neat thing is that when the press starts running it folds and cuts the paper all in one operation and finished sets come down the conveyor belt.
P8 Jackpot winners
Helly Kajeong and Ramsey Reimers get a hand from RMI Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Kijiner as they received their checks Saturday. Helly had the biggest billfish in the Marshalls Billfish Club’s jackpot derby, while Ramsey brought in the biggest tuna.
P10 Woja, Laura schools transferred to MALGov
The Minister of Education Phillip Muller transferred control over the Woja and Laura elementary schools to the Majuro Atoll Local Government in a ceremony held at the offices of Mayor Amatlain Kabua. The transfer is another step in the implementation of the ministry’s “community-based governance” policy of encouraging members of local communities, especially PTAs, to become more involved in operation of schools. Last year, the Rairok and Ajeltake elementary schools were incorporated into the new program.
Journal 9/16/2011
P6 Virtual swearing in
Guy in Washington, guy in Majuro. Need to do business together. But no money for buying airline ticket for one to come here or the other to go there. In 2011, they turned to Skype, the Internet way of telecommunicating your image and voice a long way away. After the Nitijela confirmed Charles Paul as the RMI’s new ambassador to Washington, he needed to be sworn in. With budget cuts, tax revenues down, etc., Charles couldn’t fly to Majuro and Chief Justice Carl Ingram wasn’t offering his budget to take a jet to DC. So these two technological friendly offices got together over Skype and performed the necessary legal requirements for Paul to officially begin performing the duties of his new titles as “ambassador.” High Court Clerk Ingrid Kabua explained how this worked at the Nitijela Appropriations Committee budget hearing earlier this week.